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Bloodhound
BluePoint Records is proud to announce
the new release for Elliott and The Untouchables…
“Bloodhound”BluePoint release BPCD-1404
Available online at:
www.ElliottAndTheUntouchables.com
iTunes, CDBaby
All Original Material
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CD Profile“Elliott and The Untouchables are one of the finest, most
powerful and skilled bands I have heard in a long time.”Crosscut (Bremen, Germany)
BluePoint Records is proud to announce the new release from Elliott and The Untouchables,
“Bloodhound” (BPCD-1404). This marks the band’s sixth release on BluePoint and is by far their
strongest effort to date. “Bloodhound” is a brilliant collection of all-original material that showcases
the Untouchables on some smokin’ blues – everything from horn driven rockin’ blues tunes to some
Mississippi swamp blues… and beyond.
For the last 4 years, the current lineup of Untouchables have been a blues powerhouse lighting up
stages at clubs and festivals from town to town. In addition to Elliott New on guitars/vocals, the
band features a smoking’ horn section (Sonny Dickey on sax and Russ Marchese on trumpet) and
the blistering keyboards of Ken Largent, all supported by a rock solid rhythm section (J.T. Anderson
on bass and Jim Heidenreich on drums).
The long awaited “Bloodhound” CD features Elliott and The Untouchables in a truly powerful
collection of songs with every musician delivering a stunning performance with unexpected twists
and turns along the way. Elliott New delivers some sweet guitar work with tones that range from
silky smooth to tube-melting raw fire. A unique tapestry of hollow-body archtops and vintage solid
body guitars. There’s even an electric diddley bow that takes a cigar box and broomstick into some
scorching blues on “Fire Inside” (track 3).
On sax, it is tenor sax veteran, Sonny Dickey. Still blowing the same Selmer tenor sax for over 60
years, his work on “Bloodhound” is nothing but remarkable. His Texas Tenor tone is so big it just
jumps off the CD. Sweet and soulful one minute, a blistering growl the next. Solo after solo flowing
with musical genius and horn section parts that relentlessly drive the band.
Russ Marchese on trumpet is yet another virtuoso in the band. He blows with such passion and
power, it is amazing the horn isn’t literally blown apart in his hands. Whether he’s making the
trumpet scream with emotion or whisper in a smoky sultry tone, there is one thing for sure. When
Mr. Marchese plays his horn, the crowd is always begging for more.
From driving B3 organ to sweet piano sounds, it is Ken Largent all over the keyboards. Whether
he’s out front with his stunning solos or laying back to build a memorizing foundation for the band,
Ken’s musical genius rings loud and clear as he is always playing the perfect part in just the right
spot. Check out his smoking’ B3 solos on “Fire Inside” and “Till I Found You”.
J.T. Anderson is a true juke-joint bass player that plays deep blues. He lays down such a solid
foundation, dripping with the soul of the South and the grit of miles and miles on the road. Whether
it’s the subtly of the old school blues or a dose of clever funky riffs, J.T. covers all the bases and
delivers the real blues that only a true bluesman can.
Finally, there is the one man who drives the whole groove of the band, Jim Heidenreich on drums.
He cracks the snare like no one else can, offering virtual lesson on cool, deep-pocket blues. The king
of tasteful playing. Knowing when to leave it wide open or turn it into overdrive, it is easy to see
how he got the nickname, “Jimmy The Smooth”.
Suggested Tracks
“Bloodhound” (hard driving blues featuring horns)
“Fire Inside” (funky diddley bow blues)
“Hungry For Your Lovin’” (rockin’ blues featuring guitar and keys)
“Home To You” (smoldering minor-key blues)
“Primal blues genius.”Big City Rhythm & Blues Magazine
Bloodhound
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Elliott & The Untouchables
Elliott New – Guitar, Vocals
Sonny Dickey – Saxophone
Russ Marchese– Trumpet, Vocals
Ken Largent – Keys, Vocals
J.T. Anderson – Bass
Jim Heidenreich – Drums, Vocals
(left to right: Sonny Dickey; Ken Largent; Jim Heidenreich; Elliott New; J.T. Anderson; Russ Marchese)
Bloodhound
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Band Member BiosElliott New (guitar, vocals) discovered the blues at a young age through British blues artists, but it was a
Muddy Waters record that really changed his life. Along his blues journey, Elliott hosted two blues radio
shows where he became a devoted bluesologiest. At first, his guitar inspiration came from the gritty Chicago
artists like Otis Rush and Hound Dog Taylor. Later, Elliott became more interested in the jazzier jump blues
stylings of T-Bone Walker, Tiny Grimes, and Hollywood Fats. Always a fan of the Mississippi Delta Blues,
Elliott began exploring the primitive slide sounds of the diddley bow. After building a few electric diddley
bows similar to Richard Johnston’s LoweBow, Elliott began introducing the raw sound into some swampy
blues originals with the Untouchables. Over the years, Elliott has played with blues greats including Guitar
Shorty, Mike Morgan and the Crawl, Bob Margolin, Jimmie Lee Robinson, and Robert Covington. Through
concert appearances in the US and abroad, Elliott continues to spread his style of swing-jump-Chicago-
swamp blues.
J.T. Anderson (bass) grew up in rural South Carolina listening to the blues late at night on WLAC-AM out of
Nashville, Tennessee. Seeing a blues band play at a local juke joint struck a chord with J.T. and inspired him
to pick up the bass. He and his bass, Miss Linda, have provided the foundation for countless blues and R&B
bands in South Carolina for well over a quarter century. J.T. has played all over the US, including
appearances all the way from the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival to New York City’s Central Park
and Lincoln Center. He played with bluesman Drink Small for 7 years prior to joining Elliott & The
Untouchables in 1997. With influences from the juke joint to the church, from New Orleans to Chicago, from
Motown to Trenchtown, J.T. combines it all to make a solid foundation that is truly his unique voice.
Bob “Sonny D" Dickey (saxophone) was introduced to the blues and rock & roll at a very young age in
Hartford, Connecticut. By the age of 14, he was blowing his horn in various night clubs and burlesque shows
in the area. Within a few years, Sonny mastered the "Big Texas Tenor" sound of Red Prysock, Sil Austin, and
Earl Bostic and was playing non-stop. During the 60’s, he performed with some of the great leaders of the
early rock era, including The Four Seasons, Sam & Dave, The Five Satins, The Drifters, Rufus Thomas, and
many, many more. After moving south to Atlanta, Georgia, he worked for years in the house band at Blind
Willie’s. While based in Georgia, Sonny has worked with a wide variety of artists, including Taylor Dane,
Francine Reed, Huey Lewis, Trudy Lynn, and more. In 2002, he joined Elliott and the Untouchables, adding
his smokin’ sax to the band’s sound. For sixty years, Sonny has been blowing his scorching trademark sound
through the same Selmer sax his dad bought him when he was 12 years old.
Jim Heidenreich (drums, vocals) played with several road bands in the late ‘70’s and early ‘80’s, where
playing six nights a week helped him decide, “Disco ain’t it!” He moved to Columbia in 1981 and
immediately was playing with some of the areas finer musicians, everything from electric bluegrass to rock
and soul. Eventually Jim found his niche in the blues, being part of several blues jams at local clubs. During
this time around 1991, he met Elliott and helped form the “The Untouchables”. However, their association
was short lived as Jim received the call in 1994 from Nashville to play for Billy Joe Royal, where Jim played
for the next 8 years. Upon his move back to Columbia in 2001, he returned home to the Untouchables,
bringing his signature deep-pocket snare sound back to the band. Jim has been influenced by all styles of
music, from the early Led Zeppelin, Eric Clapton, to countless traditional blues acts. It is the roots music that
has always stirred Jim’s soul.
Ken Largent (keyboards, vocals) was drawn to music at an early age with musical parents playing anything
from Ray Charles to Beethoven. Fascinated by different instruments, he made the keyboard his home.
Through high school and college, he spent time working and playing with multiple bands concentrating on
keyboard and vocals. Moving to Pittsburgh in the early 80’s, he found himself playing with several cover
bands and enjoying the local blues hangouts. Ken recalls his journey into the blues, “I didn’t listen to a lot of
blues till I got to Pittsburgh. A really good friend who moved from Chicago got me into it. Man, just
something about the blues, no doubt”. Later, Ken spent some time in Nashville writing and recording on the
independent charts with his brother before eventually moving to Columbia, SC. After playing with local blues
players, Ken was deputized as an Untouchable about five years ago, taking his seat at the keyboard and
driving the band’s music to new heights.
Russ Marchese (trumpet, vocals) grew up in Rochester, NY and started playing at the age of six. After
listening to Herb Alpert’s “Whipped Cream” album, he was able to play the songs at age seven, all by ear. By
the time he was 15, he was playing in clubs all over NY and went on to study at the Eastman School of Music.
For over fifty years, he has been playing his trademark style that wraps unmatched power and energy with
passion and soul. Over his career, Russ has shared the stage with many great musicians including BB King,
Ray Charles, Sam and Dave, Matt “Guitar” Murphy, The Blues Brothers, Mark Manetta (Chuck Mangione),
Chet Catallo (Spyro Gyra), just to name a few. After moving to Columbia, SC in 1997, Russ began playing
with the Untouchables on occasion and then fulltime almost ten years ago.
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Many of the original blues greats started playing music on crude home-
made instruments. One such instrument was called a “diddley bow”. In
its simplest form, a diddley bow was a single string stretched between
two nails, played with a bottle or knife to slide across the stings to make
different notes. Often, the diddley bows were made out of cigar boxes
and broomsticks and looked more like guitars.
Elliott has always enjoyed the primal sounds of the Mississippi Delta
Blues. Recently inspired by Richard Johnston's mind-boggling blues
played on the Lowe-Bow (a 4-string electric diddley bow created by
Memphis luthier, John Lowe), Elliott started experimenting and
building his own 4- and 5-string diddley bow cigar-box guitars.
Instead of finding himself limited by the primitive instrument,
almost immediately, Elliott’s musical creativity was sparked. Exploring
new shades of the blues, he began using his "Ell-bows" in a band setting
to play a variety of low-down raw tunes and some swamp/funk
Mississippi blues. The diddley bow pictured above is one of Elliott’s
hand-built creations used on “Fire Inside” (track 3) from the new
“Bloodhound" CD.
Bloodhound